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    The first model BGS Helmet

    Fellow Collectors ,


    This time I would like to show you the first BGS helmet model and two of it´s successors.

    The first helmet is a WWII vintage Q64 shell with quite a low lot number of
    117.
    When the BGS was formed in 1951 the german industrie did not (yet) produce any helmets , therefore old stocks of WH helmet shells were used as a basis for the first model BGS helmet.

    The story goes that helmet shells were even scrounged from the scrap metal yard.

    Here a very familiar sight to many collectors : the silhouette of a M 40 Quist
    64 shell :
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    As you can see the liner is a very interresting design , having elements of the old M31 liner system as well as the simple arangement of webstraps we all know from the US M1 liner.
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      #3
      The whole system looks like "Ersatz" and feels also a little bit cheesy.
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        The liner system is adjustable to different head sizes :
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          Pic of the adjustment feature on the liner band:
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            #6
            The chinstrap looks exactly like the WH model.
            Has even 13 holes !!
            No stamps that I could find.
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              #7
              Chin strap is fixed with bales that are spotwelded onto the shell , just the way you will find them on M1 US helmet with fixed bales:
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                #8
                Split pin detail without washers.
                No stampings found .
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                  Maker´s mark : Q 64
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                    Lot number in the rear apron of the helmet:
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                      Here we have a BGS helmet that has been made with M40 style ventilation and a one screw mounted interior:
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                        Profile of the same helmet:
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                          Liner shot of same helmet , showing the I 53 Innenaustattung mounted in the dome with one screw:
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                            Maker`s mark in the rear apron shows the Linnemann und Schnetzer LS logo and the shell size 64.
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                              Chinstrap showing great resemblance to the WH design:
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